Fine Gael may be forced into delaying the vote to elect Enda Kenny as Taoiseach by several hours after failing to strike a final deal with Independents.

A number of issues remain outstanding and it's unclear if they can be resolved before the planned sitting of the Dáil at midday.

Fine Gael took a gamble yesterday afternoon and scheduled the vote for 12 o'clock today in the hope they would conclude negotiations with Independents.

But a number of issues remained outstanding and despite talks until after midnight a deal couldn't be reached.

One of the outstanding issues for the Roscommon TD and Independent Alliance member Michael Fitzmaurice relates to turf cutting on bogs.

Other members of the alliance have issues too and are sticking to their 'all for one' position that nothing's agreed until everything's agreed.

Talks are expecteded to resume at around 9am, but a scheduled meeting of the FG PP and the planned high noon vote in the Dáil to re-elect Enda Kenny as Taoiseach may have to be delayed by a least a number of hours.